What Conflict Occurs In The Passage

Which statement best explains the motivation for the narrator's mother to introduce her daughter to everyone they meet?
She wants to adhere to the customs of the Chinese community.
She wants to satisfy people's curiosity about her daughter.
She wants to share in her daughter's accomplishments.
She wants to exert control over her daughter.

She wants to share in her daughter's accomplishments.

Which excerpt from the poem "Girl Powdering Her Neck" by Cathy Song is an example of a simile?
"her legs folded beneath her / as she sits on a buckwheat pillow"
"Morning begins the ritual / wheel of the body"
"The peach-dyed kimono / patterned with maple leaves"
"She dips a corner of her sleeve / like a brush into water"

"She dips a corner of her sleeve / like a brush into water"

Which statement accurately analyzes this passage from a historical perspective?
People who heard this story when it was first told may have believed that oracles could predict the future accurately.
The characters in this story live in a society where everyone is equal.
The characters in this story are kind to one another, even when being kind turns out to be risky or frightening.
People who heard this story when it was first told did not believe in sacred spaces.

People who heard this story when it was first told may have believed that oracles could predict the future accurately.

What conflict occurs in the passage?
an internal conflict within the mother, who wants her daughter to grow up but does not want to let her go
an internal conflict within the daughter, who wants to be a grand master but does not want anyone to know about it
an external conflict between the mother, who wants to show off her famous daughter, and the daughter, who feels used
an external conflict between the mother and the neighborhood over the social pressure on the mother to be successful

an external conflict between the mother, who wants to show off her famous daughter, and the daughter, who feels used

Which statement best compares the use of imagery and color in the poem and artwork to portray the woman?
The artwork's use of color presents a woman of vigor and action, while the poem does not.
The poem portrays the woman as unrefined, while the painting presents her as cultured.
The artwork suggests a woman in her home, while the poem's figurative language connects her to nature.
The poem suggests that the woman is aloof, while the painting shows her to be self-absorbed.

The artwork suggests a woman in her home, while the poem's figurative language connects her to nature.

How does this passage reflect gender roles in this society?
Men lead, while women support them.
Women lead, while men support them.
Men resign the throne, and women take their place.
Women resign the throne, and men take their place.

Men lead, while women support them.

How is this passage an example of an internal conflict?
It describes the narrator's inability to stop playing when she wants to do so.
It describes the narrator's unexpected enjoyment of performing in front of an audience.
It describes the narrator's thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance.
It describes the results of the narrator's refusal to practice diligently and learn to play the piano correctly.

It describes the narrator's thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance.

Which questions may be applied to a literary analysis from a historical approach? Select two options.
How will this story influence future writers?
When and where does the story take place?
How are critics' reactions to this story likely to change over time?
Who was the intended audience at the time of publication?
What social, political, and cultural forces prevailed when the text was written?

Who was the intended audience at the time of publication?
What social, political, and cultural forces prevailed when the text was written?

Which statement bestdescribes how a feminist analysis and a historical analysis of this excerpt would differ?
A historical analysis would focus on how the men discuss Mrs. Ochuba. A feminist analysis would focus on whether using a native doctor was considered superstitious at the time and place the story depicts.
A feminist analysis would most likely focus on the characters in the story, and a historical analysis would most likely focus on the plot.
A feminist analysis would focus on how the men discuss Mrs. Ochuba. A historical analysis would focus on whether using a native doctor was considered superstitious at the time and place the story depicts.
A feminist analysis would most likely focus on the positive aspects of the story, and a historical analysis would most likely focus on the negative aspects.

A feminist analysis would focus on how the men discuss Mrs. Ochuba. A historical analysis would focus on whether using a native doctor was considered superstitious at the time and place the story depicts.

What are the characteristics of fixed poetry? Select three options.
a regular rhyme scheme
lines of equal length
a structure that follows emotions
a set number of lines
irregular rhyme schemes

a regular rhyme scheme
lines of equal length
a set number of lines

Read the stanza from "Monet's 'Waterlilies'" by Robert Hayden.
O light beheld as through refracting tears.Here is the aura of that worldeach of us has lost.Here is the shadow of its joy.
How does the imagery in the stanza contribute to the poem's overall meaning?
It illustrates tears as being soothing.
It illustrates a sense of misfortune.
It illustrates faith in humankind.
It illustrates the beauty of nature.

It illustrates a sense of misfortune.

Which statement best describes the cultural divide that this passage illustrates?
Some of the men think Nnaemeka is sick, but no one thinks he is cursed.
Some men in the village use Christianity as a guide, while others rely on local medicine.
Nnaemeka's father wants to bring in an herbalist, but the other men in the village try to talk him out of it.
Nnaemeka's father does not want to accept his son's choice, but the other men urge him to reconsider.

Some men in the village use Christianity as a guide, while others rely on local medicine.

What evidence supports the idea that the narrator's motivation is intrinsic?
"Last week I sent a tuner over to my parents' apartment and had the piano reconditioned, for purely sentimental reasons."
"My mother had died a few months before and I had been getting things in order for my father, a little bit at a time."
"I put the jewelry in special silk pouches. The sweaters she had knitted in yellow, pink, bright orange—all the colors I hated—I put those in moth-proof boxes."
"I found some old Chinese silk dresses, the kind with little slits up the sides."

"Last week I sent a tuner over to my parents' apartment and had the piano reconditioned, for purely sentimental reasons."

Which statement best explains the conflict revealed in the passage?
The conflict is internal within the narrator, who has to choose between playing music and going on television.
The conflict is internal within the narrator's mother, who cannot decide whether her daughter is talented or not.
The conflict is external and takes place between the narrator and her mother over whether the narrator will learn to play piano.
The conflict is external and takes place between the narrator's mother and Mr. Chong over the payment for the narrator's piano lessons.

The conflict is external and takes place between the narrator and her mother over whether the narrator will learn to play piano.

Which scenario is an example of intrinsic motivation?
Yannick always studies until midnight because he wants to get a good grade.
Kimi fixed Gordon's tablet in exchange for a copy of his notes from math class.
Evan noticed the flashing lights in his rearview mirror and pulled over to the curb.
Marileta bought a $20 gift card for Rick after drawing his name in the office holiday party.

Yannick always studies until midnight because he wants to get a good grade.

What would most likely be discussed in a feminist criticism of Chinua Achebe's work?
his life story and literary achievements
his portrayal of gender roles
his descriptions of the Nigerian landscape
his literary influences and preferences

his portrayal of gender roles

Which part of this passage would be most important from both a feminist perspective and a historical perspective?
Okeke's willingness to accept his grandchildren from a marriage he did not arrange
how the weather affects Okeke's mood and his decision-making
whether logical appeals would have had a stronger effect on Okeke than emotional appeals
how Okeke's grandsons end up standing outside his house

Okeke's willingness to accept his grandchildren from a marriage he did not arrange

Which phrase from the poem "Monet's 'Waterlilies'" by Robert Hayden is an example of a simile?
"the serene, great picture that I love"
"the eye like the eye of faith believes"
"illusive flesh of light"
"Here is the shadow of its joy"

"the eye like the eye of faith believes"

Which Chinese cultural values are revealed by the passage?
obedience and self-control
self-control and conformity
conformity and love of family
obedience and good reputation

self-control and conformity

Which questions may be applied to literary analysis from a feminist approach? Select three options.
How is the relationship between men and women portrayed?
Does the literature depict patriarchy uncritically or challenge it?
How could men be excluded from this literary work?
Do characterizations reflect a traditional social hierarchy?
Does the literature help prove that women are better than men?
Does the literature explain why the status quo is appropriate?

How is the relationship between men and women portrayed?
Does the literature depict patriarchy uncritically or challenge it?
Do characterizations reflect a traditional social hierarchy?

What is the best definition of intrinsic motivation?
reasons to act that the character cannot control
reasons to act that come from within a character
reasons to act that can be inferred from the text
reasons to act that come from outside a character

reasons to act that come from within a character

What evidence supports the conclusion that the poem is written in free verse? Select two options.
There are three stanzas.
There is no rhyme scheme.
The lines are unequal in length.
There is a regular rhyme scheme.
There is a pattern of stressed syllables.

There is no rhyme scheme.
The lines are unequal in length.

The term internal conflict refers to a struggle between a character and
nature.
society.
him- or herself.
another character.

him- or herself.

Read the passage from "Two Kinds."
I had assumed that my talent-show fiasco meant I never had to play the piano again. But two days later, after school, my mother came out of the kitchen and saw me watching TV.
"Four clock," she reminded me as if it were any other day. I was stunned, as though she were asking me to go through the talent-show torture again. I wedged myself more tightly in front of the TV.
"Turn off TV," she called from the kitchen five minutes later.
I didn't budge. And then I decided. I didn't have to do what mother said anymore. I wasn't her slave. This wasn't China. I had listened to her before and look what happened. She was the stupid one.
She came out from the kitchen and stood in the arched entryway of the living room. "Four clock," she said once again, louder.
"I'm not going to play anymore," I said nonchalantly. "Why should I? I'm not a genius."
She walked over and stood in front of the TV. I saw her chest was heaving up and down in an angry way.
"No!" I said, and I now felt stronger, as if my true self had finally emerged. So this was what had been inside me all along.
"No! I won't!" I screamed.
What type of conflict occurs in the passage?
character vs. self
character vs. nature
character vs. society
character vs. character

character vs. character

The rhyme pattern that occurs at the ends of lines in poetry is called
a rhyme meter.
a rhyme rhythm.
a rhyme ending.
a rhyme scheme.

a rhyme scheme.